ORLANDO, Fla. - Forgery charges filed against Florida State Rep. Carolina Amesty have been dropped after the representative completed a diversion program, according to the State Attorney's Office.
A spokesperson for the State Attorney's Office said that Rep. Amesty completed a financial crimes course, a financial literacy course, and 30 hours of community service. Once that was completed, the spokesperson said, prosecutors filed a nolle prosequi in the case, effectively deciding not to continue prosecution.
In August, Rep. Amesty was arrested after a grand jury indicted her on four charges: forgery, uttering a forgery, false acknowledgment or certification by a notary public, and notarizing your own signature.
The alleged charges were apparently linked to her time as an administrator at her family's non-profit school, Central Christian Academy. Amesty was alleged to have notarized a document with a forged signature.
Amesty surrendered to the Orange County Jail following the August indictment, was booked, and later released from custody on bond. She was escorted to her car and did not speak to reporters posted outside the jail. at the time.
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